People v. Diaz

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of resisting arrest (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 31 — 1), acquitted of two battery charges, and sentenced to a one-year term of work release. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court’s refusal to ask a question concerning racial bias during the voir dire of prospective jurors violated his sixth amendment right to an impartial jury; (2) the State injected improper comment which denied him his sixth amendment right to a fair trial; and (3) the State produced insufficient evidence to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable…